British Rock: The First Wave (BBC ©1985)

This 1985 documentary examines the music and musicians behind the original “British Invasion“ of the mid-60’s. Includes rare archived interviews with John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Brian Epstein, Mick Jagger & Pete Townshend. (Transferred from VHS; produced for the BBC by TFBI Assoc./Fox-Lorber Assoc.). Narrator: Michael York. Writers/Directors: Patrick Montgomery/Pamela Page. Editor: Pamela Page. Assoc. Editor: Cyndy McNulty. Videotape Editors: Frank Cernese/Matrix Video. Photo Animation: Film Planning Assoc. Assist. Editors: Andrew Marcus/James P. Harte/Mitchell Stanley/Terry Shands. Sound Editors: Jane McCulley/Anne Sandys. Assist. Sound Editors: Cyndy McNulty/Robert Yano. Appr. Sound Editor: Phillipe Browning. Re-Recording Mixers: Paul Coombe/Sound One. Film/Music Coordinator: Joseph Lauro. Production Council: Elliot J. Groffman. Add. Narration Writers: Andrew Marcus/John Crowley/Michael Shore/Phillipe Browning. Film Research: Larry Yelin/Ron Goldsmith. Production Secretaries: Helen Leff/Ron Martel/Eileen Straussmann. Executive Producer: Patrick Montgomery.